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November 18, 2009

Greensboro shooting victim upgraded to stable

GREENSBORO – A man shot Tuesday afternoon at a Phillips Avenue convenience store has been upgraded to stable condition, according to police.Kevin Eric Fikes Jr. was originally in critical condition at Moses Cone Hospital after being shot about 5 p.m... Read More

Arrest made in shooting of man, son

HIGH POINT — Police have arrested a 19-year-old man after two men were shot Tuesday afternoon.High Point police arrested Corderrel Latrice McCoy of 203 N. Hoskins St. on Tuesday night at his home. He is being held in the Guilford County jail in High... Read More

Update: Store clerk shot during robbery in High Point

HIGH POINT — A clerk was shot this morning at a convenience store on Skeet Club Road.The shooting happened during a robbery about 11 a.m. at the SkeetClub Grocery at 1533-C Skeet Club Road. The store is part of Parrish Plaza, a small shopping center... Read More

Update: Father, son found shot in High Point

HIGH POINT — A father and son were found shot at 400 N. Main St. on Tuesday afternoon. James Gibbs, 40, was treated for a minor graze to the right side of the head. He was released from High Point Regional Hopsital on Tuesday. Christopher James Gibb... Read More

Police: No new charges now in death of girl

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Investigators handling the death of a 5-year-old girl say they can't file more charges until they decide where crimes occurred. Read More

2 sought after Greensboro home invasion

GREENSBORO — Police are looking for two men who kicked in a back door of an apartment Monday night.Greensboro police said Jowan Evan Smith was at 1705 16th St. when he heard a knock at the back door. One of the two men standing outside was holding a... Read More

Son of anti-gang activist shot three times

RALEIGH (MCT) — Nicholas Lightner, the 20-year-old son of businessman and anti-gang activist Bruce Lightner, was shot three times Monday during a confrontation in Southeast Raleigh. He is expected to survive. Read More

Judge says sex offender can live with minor

WENTWORTH — A judge has granted a convicted sex offender’s request to live in a home with a minor. Jonathan Eric Mason, 37, was released from prison Oct. 22 after serving two years on multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child, and... Read More

November 17, 2009

JP Looney's fined by ABC Commission

JP Looney’s Sports Bar drew a $7,000 fine by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission in connection with an underage drinking violation. Read More

Forsyth County DA to retire

WINSTON-SALEM — Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith announced today that he will retire on Nov. 30. Keith was elected as district attorney in 1990 and has served continuously since then. Read More

High Point to discuss using Tasers in schools

HIGH POINT — Local law enforcement officials will participate in a town hall-style discussion regarding using Tasers in public schools.The event is sponsored by the High Point Human Relations Department and YWCA of High Point as part of its Front Po... Read More

Update: 2 face charges after girl's body found

SANFORD (AP) — The father of a 5-year-old girl whose body was found off a rural road regrets giving the girl's mother a chance to raise their daughter, even though she seemed to be getting her life together.The girl's father, Bradley Lockhart, said... Read More

Human remains found in Guilford County

GREENSBORO — A survey crew found skeletal remains today behind a house northeast of the city limits.The Guilford County Sheriff's Office was called to a wooded area behind a home in the 4000 block of Hicone Road about 9:30 a.m. today. The area is be... Read More

Wounded Winston-Salem officer thanks community

WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — Winston-Salem Police Officer Daniel Clark gave a tearful nod of appreciation to the Winston-Salem community for its respo Read More

High Point pharmacy robbed

HIGH POINT — Police are looking for a man who robbed a pharmacy at gunpoint Sunday night.High Point police said the Walgreens pharmacy at 2109 N. Main St. was robbed at 11:14 p.m. Sunday. Read More

Overnight road work on I-40/85 in Alamance

BURLINGTON — State crews will close lanes on Interstate 40/85 one night this week in Alamance County so they can remove overhead signs.Various lanes on nortbound I-85 (also eastbound I-40) will be closed starting at 8 p.m. Thursday until 6 a.m. Frid... Read More

Suspect’s mother says he abused dog to protect newborn

GREENSBORO — The mother of the man accused in the burning and severe beating of a 3-month-old  puppy in August said her son abused the dog over fear it would harm his newborn child.Sally Laws,  the mother of 20-year-old  Lashawn White... Read More

Police: Man robbed same store twice

WINSTON-SALEM — A man faces charges after police say he robbed the same convenience store four days apart.Shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, Winston-Salem police were called to the Fairway One Stop at 225 S. Broad St. after the store was robbed. Witnes... Read More

Men assault, rob couple outside Greensboro Waffle House

GREENSBORO — Two men robbed a couple who had entered their vehicle Monday night after eating at a Waffle House, police said.About 9:15 p.m., Steve Moore and his wife Cynthia were entering their vehicle at the restaurant at 4302 Big Tree Way when the... Read More

Church's Chicken robbed

WINSON-SALEM — A man armed with a handgun robbed a Church's Chicken on Monday night, police said.At 10:56 p.m., Winston-Salem police officers responded to an armed robbery call at 1301 N. Patterson Ave.The manager told police an armed man entered th... Read More

$100,000 miracle sought for shelters

Not much surprises Michele Forrest , who seeks out the homeless in tent camps atop near-frozen earth and huddled in blankets underneath highway underpasses. Yet, as she has passed out food and hygiene items recently, the circumstances have become even mor... Read More

Trial set to begin Tuesday in '06 killing of store clerk

GREENSBORO — Jury selection will begin today in the first-degree murder trial of a Greensboro man accused of fatally shooting a store clerk in November 2006. Raytheon Williams, 20, of 607 Holt Ave. , is one of four people accused in the Nov. 25...... Read More

Suspect in case of burned puppy turns himself in

GREENSBORO — Police have arrested and charged a Greensboro man in connection with the burning and beating of a 3-month-old puppy left for dead in a park last August.Police said Lashawn Demario Whitehead, 20, of 2407 Ponderosa Drive turned himse... Read More

November 16, 2009

Man assaulted in Mayodan home

MAYODAN — A 24-year-old Walnut Cove man was beaten by three men while he was sleeping last week.The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said Michael Dustin Corns was asleep in a bedroom at 378 River Road when three men entered the house and attacked... Read More

'Most Wanted' suspect arrested in High Point

GREENSBORO — A man wanted on a robbery charge was arrested this weekend.High Point police arrested Earnest Ray Kennedy Jr., 36, of 805 S. Elm-Eugene St. on Saturday. He remains in the Guilford County jail in High Point on an $11,000 bond. He was cha... Read More

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